Archive for August 11th, 2005

I was raised in the Bible Belt and I always thought of myself as kind of the village atheist. I did not believe in the six-day creation or banning the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday. I am sure everybody will concentrate on this and miss what I am about to say.

The thing about the village atheist was that he was the VILLAGE atheist. You can be an atheist too, but you had better not attack the VILLAGE. You will find no nastier enemy than the village atheist if you attack the village itself.

Those who insulted the Bible Belt were absolutely astonished when I hit back with everything I had. Those Bible belters are MY people. When the self-styled “intellectual” attacked Bible-believing people like the people I was raised with, I hit back hard.

At the same time many a Bible Believer found himself a nice, convenient quote in the Bible to excuse himself for taking the attackers’ side.

So when Bob Jones decided to demand that the Confederate flag come down, he found a nice convenient quote from the Bible to justify it. I pointed out that that flag had been flying over the South Carolina State House for almost forty years when Bob Jones suddenly discovered that Bible verse.

I pointed out that that Bible verse had been there for almost two thousand years. But Bob Jones suddenly discovered that flag and the Bible verse the day that the Big Conservative Money turned on the flag.

The fact is that the village atheist isn’t a very good atheist. He likes to question the Bible, but if you insult Jesus he is likely to jump all over you.

The village atheist isn’t a very good atheist, but he also makes a lousy traitor, too. He can’t hide behind the bible the way a Bible Belter can.

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Bob Whitaker has "been there and done that" in the world of politics. His unique perspective is insightful and vital. You may not agree with everything he says, but I guarantee that he will make you think.

Robert W. Whitaker was born and raised in South Carolina and attended the University of South Carolina and the University of Virginia Graduate School. He has been a college professor, international aviation negotiator, Capitol Hill senior staffer, Reagan Administration appointee, and writer for the Voice of America. He has written numerous articles and two books. Bob now lives in Columbia, SC. He has asked me to inform female readers that he is divorced and "wildly attractive." I agree that he is divorced. Bob welcomes your comments.